Christ Is Passing By

by St Escriva, Álvaro del Portillo (Foreword by)

Christ Is Passing By collects 18 homilies given by St. Josemaria between 1951 and 1971, on the occasion of various liturgical feast days. The guiding thread is divine filiation, and the universal call to holiness entailed by this reality. Other important themes are the sanctification of ordinary work, contemplation in the midst of the world, and unity of life. The first edition was published in 1973. Over half a million copies have been sold in 14 languages.

Bishop Alvaro del Portillo writes in the foreword that the book represents a small fraction of the founder of Opus Dei's immense work of catechesis. "These homilies are not theological 'tracts' dealing with set topics; they are addressed to people of widely varied cultural and social backgrounds, spoken with a gift of tongues that makes them accessible to everyone. Underlying these considerations is an assiduous and loving knowledge of Sacred Scripture, the divine Word. St. Josemaria is speaking not to specialists, but to persons of flesh and blood, whose soul already harbors the life of God and who, having begun to experience God's love, want to draw closer to Him.The Navarre Bible New Testament series offers extensive explanations of the meaning of the scriptural text and its implications for everyday life. The commentaries draw on a rich variety of sources - Church documents, the writings of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and the work of prominent spiritual writers, particularly Saint Josemaria Escriva, who initiated the Navarre Bible project. The commentary appears on the same page as the Bible text, which is the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. Each volume is self-contained with extensive introductions and notes to Old Testament prophecies. The Navarre Bible commentary is considered by many to be the best Catholic commentary on the Bible available today.

Genres: Catholic, Spirituality, Christianity, Nonfiction, Theology, Devotional, Faith

465 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Sskous · Rating 5 out of 5]

St. Josemaria makes me believe that Christ is looking for a resting place in my heart. It's true. I've known it since I was a child. But I've never really known it in my bones. I hold onto this book because each time I even see or touch it I know this truth in my very bones: Christ is seeking a resting place in my heart. My heart.

[Trina Druffner · Rating 5 out of 5]

my phone now autocorrects josemaria to josemyman

[Claudia Muñoz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro que es -quasi flumen pacis- como un río de paz. ✨

[Erik]

Included in the "Spiritual Reading" section of Fr. John McCloskey's 100-book Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.

[Paolo Merolla]

I read Escrivà all the time. Translated in Italian. I never read this book. I have to see if it is a collection of speeches and sermons, or if it is a book that I didn't read.

[Merlyn Queen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of lessons and ideas to consider regarding Our Lord and His works, as well as His Son Jesus and the good habits to develop and maintain.

[Marycarmen Knox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of sermons by St. Josemaria.
Perfect for Holy Week reading.

[Ralph Wechuli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great homilies by the saint of the ordinary, as Pope St. John Paul II put it. Passionately Loving the World summits them all..

[Francisca Martins Gonzales · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lo he leído en mi época de creyente

"Lo viejo es sustutuído por lo nuevo, la verdade hace que la sombra desaparezca, la noche es eliminada por la luz"

[Noé Fuentes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy buena herramienta para la oración.